New drug approved for treatment of nerve damage pain

Lyrica is the first ever FDA approved treatment for nerve damage pain caused by diabetes or shingles. The pain can range from burning, tingling, sharp and stabbing to pins and needles. The FDA is still reviewing its application for treatment of partial adult seizures. Pfizer estimates that nerve damage pain will occur in 3 million diabetics and 150,000 shingles sufferers in America each year. The company claims that clinical trials have proved it safety and efficacy and the most frequent side effects were dizziness, drowsiness, dry mouth, fluid buildup in legs and ankles, blurred vision, weight gain and concentration difficulties.

Source: summary of medical news story as reported by USA Today

Related Disease Topics:

• Nerve damage pain
• Seizure
• Partial adult seizure
• Nerve damage
• Diabetes
• Shingles
• Dizziness
• Drowsiness
• Dry mouth
• Fluid buildup in legs and ankles
• Blurred vision
• Weight gain
• Concentration difficulties

Related Symptom Topics:

• Burning pain
• Tingling
• Sharp pain
• Stabbing pain
• Pins and needles

Article Source Details

About: New drug approved for treatment of nerve damage pain

Date: 31 December 2004

Source: USA Today

URL: http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/health/drugs/2004-12-31-pfizer-pain-drug_x.htm

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• Side effect
• Side effect and dizziness
• Side effect and drowsiness
• Side effect and dry mouth
• Side effect and fluid buildup in legs and ankles
• Side effect and blurred vision
• Side effect and weight gain
• Side effect and concentration difficulties
• Medication and nerve damage pain
• Medication and seizure
• Medication and partial adult seizure
• Medication and nerve damage
• Medication and diabetes
• Medication and shingles
• Medication and dizziness
• Medication and drowsiness
• Medication and dry mouth
• Medication and fluid buildup in legs and ankles
• Medication and blurred vision
• Medication and weight gain
• Medication and concentration difficulties
• Medication and burning pain
• Medication and tingling
• Medication and sharp pain
• Medication and stabbing pain
• Medication and pins and needles
• Cause of nerve damage pain
• Cause of nerve damage
• Cause of tingling
• Cause of burning pain
• Cause of sharp pain
• Cause of stabbing pain
• Cause of pins and needles

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